Emerald Creek Garnet, Ltd.® (ECG) - an Opta Minerals Company,
is a world leading supplier of industrial garnet abrasives,
waterjet blast abrasives, and water filtration media. Emerald Creek
Garnet, Ltd.® has been mining garnet in
the Carpenter and Emerald Creek basins near Fernwood, Idaho since
the 1930's. It is one of only two commercial garnet operations in
North America. The ECG deposits are an almandine-type garnet that is
the hardest and most durable type for industrial use. Garnet's
hardness, high specific gravity and chemical inertness make it an
ideal material for abrasive blast cleaning of metal or stone,
abrasive waterjet cutting and water filtration applications. The ECG
operation produces some of the highest quality garnet in the world
while meeting strict environmental standards in its mining to
carefully maintain the landscape among the mountains of beautiful
North Idaho. ECG has won a number of awards for environmental
excellence and safety including safety awards from the Mine Safety
and Health Administration in 1995 and 2005. Our industrial grade garnet abrasives
can be sized to be the perfect solution for your blasting, cutting and filtration needs.